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A controversial decision from Vegas Golden Knights head coach John Tortorella resulted in a forfeit of their 2026 second-round draft pick, and the coach was fined $100,000. The Golden Knights will forfeit a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft due to "flagrant violations" of the NHL’s playoff media regulations following Game 6 against the…
We did it, the Colorado Avalanche have advanced to the Western Conference finals for the second time since 2002! As we wait for the first game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, May 20th to begin that pivotal next round, let’s put a bow on the five-game second round defeat of the Minnesota Wild. […]
The Anaheim Ducks succumbed to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 Thursday night, and their season is done. But what a season it was, as they boldly emerged from their more-than-half-decade-long rebuild with a run to the playoffs for the first time in eight years, and the second round, no less. But they won't be resting on their laurels. Eric Stephens writes in The Athletic that the next step could be a 'franchise-altering' move this summer, as they hope to take yet another big leap.&nbs...
In a shocking move, the Vegas Golden Knights have been nailed hard by the NHL for their violations of league policy after Thursday night's series victory over Anaheim. They will be forced to forfeit their second-round pick in this year's NHL Draft after head coach John Tortorella refused to talk to the media after yesterday's victory. BREAKING: The Vegas Golden Knights have been fined $100,000 and will forfeit their 2026 second-round pick after head coach John Tortorella refused to talk ...
And all of the sudden, the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs is starting to wind down. Nothing’s decided in the West just yet, but Colorado is looking for a commanding 3-1 series lead when action resumes in Minnesota on Monday night. A couple of games are on Tuesday’s slate, with Montreal up 2-1 and home for Game 4 against Buffalo with the nightcap being a pivotal Game 5 from Sin City in the deadlocked Anaheim/Vegas series. Minnesota and Colorado move on to Game 5 in Colorado ...
Bruce Cassidy wants to coach in the NHL. But so far, he can’t interview with other teams to get his next job. The former Vegas Golden Knights head coach is the league’s hottest hiring candidate and joined NHL Network on Thursday. He confirmed that he’s not talked to any other team, despite the Edmonton Oilers asking,…
There’s been no lack of controversy surrounding the Edmonton Oilers, Vegas Golden Knights, and Bruce Cassidy. Late in the regular season, the Golden Knights fired Cassidy after struggling post-Olympic break. It has worked out for the Golden Knights, as they are just one win away from reaching the Western Conference Final after hiring John Tortorella….
The Vegas Golden Knights have managed to get by without a top-line forward in Mark Stone the past couple of games. Now they'll have to go into Game 6 of their series with the Anaheim Ducks without a top-four defenseman in Brayden McNabb. He's been suspended by the NHL for one game for driving Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Poehling into the boards, with the puck nowhere near him. Brayden McNabb has been SUSPENDED for Game 6 as a result of this hit on Ryan Poehling during Game 5 pic.twitter.c...
The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to make headlines off the ice as the team announced on Wednesday they've fired Craig Berube from his head coaching position. Now, John Chayka and Mats Sundin get to bring in a fresh perspective behind the bench and hopefully the players will respond next season. There's been several names already linked to the Leafs bench, including Bruce Cassidy, who recently tried to interview with the Edmonton Oilers, but was denied by the Vegas Golden Knights, who still hav...
The Vegas Golden Knights have denied permission to talk to their staff members before, says Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. He was on The FAN Hockey Show on Wednesday morning laying out the Bruce Cassidy situation, after the initial Frank Seravalli report that the Edmonton Oilers hadn’t received permission yet to talk to the Vegas coach 24…
This story just keeps getting stranger and stranger. And the back-and-forth, he-said, she-said, about the Vegas Golden Knights withholding permission from the Edmonton Oilers to speak with their former head coach, Bruce Cassidy, continues. Now, as it turns out, the Los Angeles Kings may not have spoken with Cassidy yet after all. The situation is…
As of early Wednesday morning, Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch still has a job, despite being caught searching for a replacement. Frank Seravalli reported on Tuesday that the Oilers had asked the Vegas Golden Knights for permission to speak to Bruce Cassidy, but were dragging their feet and hadn’t given an answer. With that…
Pavel Dorofeyev roofed the rebound of Jack Eichel’s shot for his second goal of the game 4:10 into overtime to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 5 at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday. Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist, and Carter Hart finished with 34 saves for Vegas, who took a three games to two lead in the series. Beckett Sennecke scored in his fourth straight game of the series, and Olen Zellweger tied it for the Ducks with 3:05 remaining in regulati...
One of the questions about the Vegas Golden Knights stalling the Edmonton Oilers’ ability to interview Bruce Cassidy was how the Los Angeles Kings played into all of this. After all, in Frank Seravalli’s initial report, which detailed the drama, he indicated the Kings were after Cassidy for their own vacant head coaching spot, but…
While Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch’s days appear to be numbered, front office changes are also on the cards, according to insiders. Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Period was a guest on Oilersnation Everyday on Tuesday to discuss the report that the Oilers had asked the Vegas Golden Knights to speak to Bruce Cassidy,…
The indications of Kris Knoblauch's impending demise as Edmonton Oilers head coach have reached another level, as a report on Tuesday suggests that the Oilers have asked the Vegas Golden Knights for permission to speak to their ex-head coach Bruce Cassidy. Vegas has denied permission for Edmonton, however. League sources say #Oilers have sought permission to interview Bruce Cassidy as they contemplate significant coaching staff changes. To this point, sources say @GoldenKnights have with...
The Edmonton Oilers’ coaching discussion, search, or whatever you call it, it looks like a “clustereff.” This morning, Frank Seravalli reported that the Edmonton Oilers sought permission to interview Bruce Cassidy, but the Vegas Golden Knights have withheld permission, which is within their rights as they are paying Cassidy. Eventually, Vegas will grant permission, but…
It’s been a back-and-forth battle between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Anaheim Ducks in the second round of the 2026 NHL playoffs. The Ducks have taken the hockey world by surprise this playoffs, eliminating the Edmonton Oilers in a six-game series. Now, they are going toe-to-toe with the Pacific Division champions, and the series…
Mitch Marner has played in the Vegas Golden Knights system for only a short while after his trade from the Toronto Maple Leafs. After being traded for depth forward Nic Roy, he signed an eight-year, $12 million average annual value deal with the Golden Knights. Coming off a 102-point season in 2024-25, there were questions of whether or not he could replicate his production in Vegas under Bruce Cassidy's system. Now the former Maple Leafs forward, and Selke-Trophy candidate,...
Mitch Marner registered a natural hat trick and set up Brayden McNabb’s short-handed goal as the Vegas Golden Knights fricasseed the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 in Game 3 at Honda Center on Friday. It was the first hat trick of Marner’s postseason career. Shea Theodore and Brett Howden each had a goal and an assist, and Carter Hart made 31 stops for the Golden Knights, who took a two to one lead in the series. Beckett Sennecke and Chris Kreider scored the goals for Anaheim. Alex Newhook notched a p...
It was a shock around the hockey world when the Vegas Golden Knights fired head coach Bruce Cassidy with eight games left in the regular season last month. Make no mistake, Cassidy will be able to pick and choose his next job behind a bench in the NHL, as there will be no shortage of teams interested in bringing him in. One of those teams, a club where there are serious questions being asked about their current bench boss, is the Edmonton Oilers. After a first-round flameout t...
The Minnesota Wild's penalty kill was their greatest weakness in the 2024-25 season. In the regular season, they successfully defended on only 72.4% of their shorthanded chances, then allowed the Vegas Golden Knights to go 5-for-19 on the power play during the playoffs. The year before that, Minneso...
Bruce Cassidy appeared on Leafs Morning Take and said something interesting. Asked whether he had ever thought about what it would be like to coach in Canada, the 60-year-old who won the Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2023 did not hesitate. "Yeah, it would be kind of cool to do it," Cassidy said. "I tell you what would be cool: to win a Stanley Cup in a Canadian city right now because it's been a while. That would be something else." He then spoke on how he approaches decis...
John Garrett has passed away unexpectedly at 74 after over 40 years of colour commentary, authorities announced on Tuesday morning. Garrett was a goaltender in the NHL and WHA. When “Cheech” retired in 1985, he became one of the greatest colour commentators in the NHL. For 12 seasons, Garrett worked for CBC, where he covered…
Perhaps the hottest coaching candidate in the NHL openly stated on Monday that winning a Stanley Cup in Canada would be cool. As a Pacific Division rival of the Edmonton Oilers, Bruce Cassidy won a Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2023 and is viewed as one of the best coaches in the…